Much has been written and debated about the
origin of Native Americans. Scientific anthropology insists that they must
have come over a land bridge or the ice during the last ice age and that
they are descendants of Asiatic forbears.

Mormons claim that they are descendants of the
Lost Tribe of Joseph through one of his sons, Manasseh.

There is evidence that there was traffic and
trade across the Atlantic between West Africa and South America with
migrations into what is now Mexico and the southeast region of the United
States. Even genetic ancestors from Europe are not yet ruled out. Other
esoteric claims of alien spacecraft push credulity to the limit.

Some people, especially the Hopi, believe that
they arrived through a "hole" in time. "Most Native Americans reject these
saying that their ancient stories say that they originated on the American
continent.

Maritime
Pine Pycnogenol is
the super-antioxidant that has been tried and tested by over 30
years of research for many acute and chronic disorders. The
Ojibwe knew about it almost 500 years ago. Didn't call it
that, though. White man took credit.

Introduction

(bezhig)

to Ojibwe Language

Words are tools to communication, without meaning they are
useless.

With the mixing of cultures and languages in the world
today, communication is becoming increasingly difficult. In his book
House Made of Dawn, N. Scott Momaday uses the feast of Santiago to
parallel what has happened to language. The feast had become a mixture of
Indian culture and Spanish culture. The cultures and languages had gotten
mixed together and the events were strange and without meaning. The people
there went ahead celebrating, not really knowing what it was that they were
doing. They played games and watched the processions and cheered. The
narrarator comments, "so empty of meaning it all was, and yet so full of
appearance." Many words appeared to say so much, but in reality, had begun
to say nothing at all.

Momaday (and I believe he speaks accurately for most of
the Native American community) believes words should be used sparingly and
in a way that they carry much meaning. One of Momaday's characters in his
book says about his grandma, "her regard for words was always keen in
proportion as she depended upon them . . . she never threw words away."

According to Momaday, the word should be sacred, a vehicle
to communicating meaning and a completed action having a living impact on
the listener.

Ojibwe and English

The Ojibwe language is thousands of years old and very
specific in meaning. Misunderstandings in word meaning are almost
impossible. Here's an example:

"Are you going to town?"

In English this could mean one of several things, if
there is a group of people there ,it could be one person you're asking or
several, or all. It could also leave the way open if you really didn't
want to invite someone to leave a question in that person's mind as to
whether or not they are welcome, and leaves the "asker" no way to clearify
if they wanted to (aside from naming the one's he or she is asking).

In Ojibwe you would ask either,
oodenaang wii-izhaayan "are you (singular) going to town?"
or, oodenaang wii-izhaayeg "are you (all) going to town?"
There is no way to ask genericly, and if the second form is used then
everyone is invited (or you don't ask). The same is true of most things,
if it is food and you don't wish to share it with everyone, or don't have
enough for everyone then you don't bring it into the room.

With a combination of how the language is set up and
cultural"rules" there are few misunderstandings and a person is then
responsible for the actions/decisions he or she makes.

With the English language and in American culture "double
meanings" are common. They are used in poetry, humor, and sarcasm (which is
sometimes humor, but can also be meant as cut-downs).

General Pronunciation Chart

Vowels

There are also nasalized vowels (like in the French and
other languages), and consonant clusters. The language and the sounds are
complex, to learn the language one must really learn it from a Native
speaker. What is here is probably enough to give an idea how to pronounce
the words in the language section.

boozhoo (hello)

maajaan(usually
used when someone is leaving someone`s house)
literally means "go" in command form, but is not interpreted that way.
pronounced mahh "j" is almost like zh ( as "si" sound in Asia) ahhn

miigwech ("thanks")
literal meaning,"it is too much"
Native Americans are more likely to SHOW things such as "I'm sorry",
"apology accepted" and "thank you" than to verbally say them.

Common Words

ah-ki' (the earth) understood as a female and
therefore, "Mother Earth"

Gee'-sis ( sun) is called "Grandfather" therefore,
"Grandfather Sun" is correct and "Father Sun" is not.

nee-ba-gee'-sis (moon) is called "Grandmother"

no-ko'-mis (grandmother)

Gi'- tchie Man-i-too' (great spirit or great
mystery) understood as Creator of all that is. Creator took the four
elements of Mother Earth and, using the sacred shell, blew into them the
power of life. Thus, man was created, and lowered to Ah-ki' as the Original
Man.

ish-skwa-day' (fire)

na-ga-moon' (song)she-she-gwun' (rattle)

z

he-wa-ta'-gun (salt)

wa-wa-sayg' (Northern Lights)

izhichige(verb)
meaning the way in which he/she does (something)
note: The Ojibwe language is an "action" language and likewise the culture
is action oriented. 2/3 of the words in the language are verbs. A lot of
communication is non-verbal. Words like "I love you" are seldom said, but
more often shown by being there, cutting someone's wood for them, making
sure they've had a good meal and a place to stay. On the flip side, words
are not used loosely. When something is said it is almost as if it is
contracted, it is taken as true. (unless it is in teasing, which has no
relation to "mocking" - the sarcasm/double meaning and mocking type of jokes
are non-existent in Native culture - if someone is teased or played a trick
on, it is in acceptance and everybody laughs).

another note: no culture is without it's cruelties, a
Native American person may make fun of someone by imitating the way they talk
or do something.

debwe(verb) he/she
tells the truth
"de" usually signifies something going on in the mind/thinking (also in
"he/she understands","he/she knows", and "he/she believes").

"bwe" refers to speech (also in "he/she speaks", "he/she
says so"),

"debwe" literally means something like, "to know enough
about something to speak of it" (in Ojibwe culture you would not risk
talking like you know something when you really don't; to be found wrong
would be an embarrassment).

Body parts

o-kun-nug' (bones)

o-ste-gwan (head)

o-doon (mouth)
o-be-kwun (shoulder)
o-nin-ge (hand)
o-day-in (heart)

o-mi-sud (stomach)
o-gee-gwun (knee)
o-zid (foot)

wee-nes-si-see
(hair)
o-ta-wug (ear)

o-sken-zhig (eye)

Animals

(nis-wi' or o-way-se-ug')

Animals have a very important place in all Native American
cultures. They are considered with respect and understood to have certain
powers. They are used as symbols for various family totems (dodems) and are
referred to as he/she rather than "it". Here are a few names of animals in
the Ojibwe language.

The prefix "waa" refers to the up and down "bounce" or
flickering of an animal or it's tail .

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